nationalism

Flyer from 1974, urging support for the Kawaida Bail Fund, used to bail out members of the Committee For Unified Newark and Congress of Afrikan People. Amiri Baraka’s cultural nationalist organizations were the target of intense scrutiny and repression from the Newark Police Department, leading to several instances of police intimidation and violence. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for a 1976 screening of a film on Malcolm X titled “Struggle for Freedom,” sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for a 1974 screening of the film “10 Days That Shook the World,” sponsored by the New Jersey Black Assembly at the Hekalu Mwalimu. The Hekalu Mwalimu was a cultural center owned by Amiri Baraka’s Congress of Afrikan People (CAP). — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for upcoming events sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP) in November 1975. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for an awards ceremony and fundraising event for the Afrikan Free School, an independent school established by Amina Baraka in 1967. One of the Committee For Unified Newark’s (CFUN) most successful program, the African Free School was initially formed to improve literacy for children in Newark, and grew to earn national recognition. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for a “Revolutionary Film Festival” sponsored by the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN) in April 1974. CFUN was a cultural nationalist organization established in 1968 by Amiri Baraka aimed at achieving Black political power in Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for a Black and Puerto Rican Poetry event sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP) in New York City on May 24, 1975. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer for a Soul Session, hosted by Amiri Baraka and the Committee For Unified Newark at the Hekalu Mwalimu (“Temple of the Teacher”), 13 Belmont Avenue. Baraka’s organization hosted Soul Sessions every Sunday, and incorporated music, poetry, and theatre with political discussion. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Volume 8, Number 1-2 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist League (formerly the Congress of Afrikan People), published in February 1979. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library

Volume 8, Number 4-9 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist League (formerly the Congress of Afrikan People), published in September 1979. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library